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Turn upside down in Chinese

to turn upside down · HSK 7–9

颠倒 diān dǎo

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  1. 颠 diān to jolt
  2. 倒 dǎo to fall

你把这两个字的顺序颠倒了。 You've reversed the order of these two characters.

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How do you say turn upside down in Chinese?

Turn upside down in Chinese is 颠倒 (diān dǎo).

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